Keys to a Raiders victory Sunday

Spotlight on: Raiders MLB Rolando McClain. The Raiders give up 5.1 yards a carry and are 1-6 when they give up more than 135 yards rushing. With Ryan Mathews highly questionable with a calf injury, Mike Tolbert will get most of the carries and he is more of an inside runner. McClain must have one of his better games for the Raiders to make the playoffs.

Keys to a Raiders victory:
1. Get Bush his 1,000: Raiders RB Michael Bush needs 89 yards rushing for his first 1,000-yard season. He needs to keep the Chargers defense honest and last time against them, he had 157 yards rushing and 85 receiving. That was the most yards from scrimmage by a Raider since Art Powell in 1963.

2. Contain WR Vincent Jackson: He missed practice earlier in the week, and even Chargers insiders thought the soon-to-be free agent would pack it in for the season. But he’s back. Maybe he saw some recent video of Raiders safeties getting exposed on deep pass plays. Jackson needs 91 yards to surpass his career-best of 1,167 in 2009.

3. Go deep: Carson Palmer and rookie Denarius Moore connected on some big passes in the Raiders’ 24-17 win in San Diego in November, and Darrius Heyward-Bey is making more and more plays by the week. Hue Jackson gave up a lot to get Palmer, and he would love to show he made the right move.